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Meaning of "forename" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORENAME

forename  [ˈfɔːˌneɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORENAME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forename is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORENAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forename in the English dictionary

The definition of forename in the dictionary is a first or Christian name.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORENAME


agname
ˈæɡˌneɪm
birthname
ˈbɜːθˌneɪm
byname
ˈbaɪˌneɪm
code-name
ˈkəʊdˌneɪm
filename
ˈfaɪlˌneɪm
first-name
ˌfɜːstˈneɪm
jobname
ˈdʒɒbˌneɪm
name
neɪm
nickname
ˈnɪkˌneɪm
outname
ˌaʊtˈneɪm
overname
ˌəʊvəˈneɪm
pathname
ˈpɑːθˌneɪm
prename
ˈpriːneɪm
rename
riːˈneɪm
sirname
ˈsɜːˌneɪm
surname
ˈsɜːˌneɪm
username
ˈjuːzəˌneɪm
what´s-her-name
wɒtsəneɪm
what´s-its-name
ˈwɒtsɪtsˌneɪm
whatsitsname
ˈwɒtsɪtsˌneɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORENAME

foremean
foremen
forementioned
foremilk
foremost
foremother
forenamed
forenight
forenoon
forensic
forensic accountant
forensic evidence
forensic expert
forensic medicine
forensic science
forensic scientist
forensicality
forensically
forensics
forensics expert

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORENAME

bename
big name
brand name
code name
domain name
family name
file name
first name
full name
given name
good name
household name
last name
maiden name
middle name
place name
screen name
Suriname
to-name
trade name

Synonyms and antonyms of forename in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORENAME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forename» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forename

Translation of «forename» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORENAME

Find out the translation of forename to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forename from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forename» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 名字
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nombre de pila
570 millions of speakers

English

forename
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forename
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاسم الأول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Личное имя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prenome
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামের প্রথম অংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prénom
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nama fail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorname
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

>名
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 이름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forename
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tên đầu tiên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forename
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पहिले नाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nome di battesimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

imię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Особисте ім´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prenume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όνομα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorna
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förnamn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fornavn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forename

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORENAME»

The term «forename» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.933 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORENAME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forename» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forename» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forename

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORENAME»

Discover the use of forename in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forename and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290
debtors. Onomastic Forename Patronymic (fiI) Roger son of Harry Forename Patronymic (fil) Cognomen Roger son of Harry Strugnell Forename Cognomen Roger Strugnell Locative Forename Locative Roger of Liss Forename Locative ( de) ...
Robin R. Mundill, 2002
2
Beginning Java and Flex: Migrating Java, Spring, Hibernate ...
userId = userId; this.forename = forename; this.surname = surname; public User( String forename, String surname) { this.forename = forename; this.surname = surname; public int getUserId() { return userId; public void setUserId(int userId) { this ...
Filippo di Pisa, 2010
3
Java Web Development Illuminated
</author> <author> <surname>Johnson</surname> <f orename>Ral ph</ forename> </author> <author> <surname>Vl i ssi des</surname> <forename> John</forename> </author> <pubDate>1995-01-15</pubDate> <publ i sher> Addi ...
Kai Qian, 2007
4
Professional C# 2005 with .NET 3.0
As an example, the following code contains a property called ForeName, which sets a field called foreName and applies a length limit: private string foreName; public string ForeName { get { return foreName; } set { if (value.Length > 20) // code ...
Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn, 2007
5
News, Newspapers and Society in Early Modern Britain
Inu forename knownl Johnstone, [no forename known] Pelham. James Kelly, Christopher Kerr, James King. |no forename knownl Kirkland, Thomas = 35 Knight. Gowin = 44 Knox. Ino forename knuwnl Lambert, Ino forename knownl Landfurd.
Joad Raymond, Senior Lecturer in English Literature Joad Raymond, 2013
6
Introduction to MPEG-7: Multimedia Content Description Interface
<complexType name="PersonNameType" > < sequence > <element name="Title " type="string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name=" Forename" type=" string" minOccurs= " 0 " maxOccur s= " unbounded " / > <element name=" Surname" type=" ...
B. S. Manjunath, Philippe Salembier, Thomas Sikora, 2002
7
Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS: A Step-by-Step ...
The function is called a constructor. Example 15-5 shows a constructor for the class User with three properties: forename, username, and password. The class also defines the method showUser. Example 15-5. Declaring the User class and its ...
Robin Nixon, 2012
8
Finding the Concept, Not Just the Word: A Librarian’s Guide ...
A Librarian's Guide to Ontologies and Semantics Brandy King, Kathy Reinold. </ Journal> <ArticleTitle>Assessment of adrenal suppression in children with asthma treated with inhaled corticosteroids: use of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate as ...
Brandy King, Kathy Reinold, 2008
9
Professional C# 2008
It is possible to create a read-only property by simply omitting the set accessor from the property definition. Thus, to make ForeName read-only in the previous example: private string foreName; public string ForeName { get { return foreName ; } ...
Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn, 2011
10
Theory and Typology of Proper Names
In the West of Flanders, from the North Sea to Antwerp and even Turn- hout, the order [surname + forename] does not occur (any more?). What we find is the order [forename + surname] and also the pattern [byname + collective name]; the  ...
Willy van Langendonck, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORENAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forename is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Statesmanlike intervention (Allan Sutherland) | The Shetland Times …
Both forename and surname are required. Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance ... «Shetland Times Online, Jul 15»
2
Terry McMahon on the films that shaped him
As a kid I despised my metrosexual forename. Having had a bad stammer, any time I pronounced a word beginning with the letter “T” my mouth ... «The Irish Film Television Network, Jul 15»
3
New Greek minister's note to self: 'No triumphalism'
Another, who also praised his intelligence and modesty, said Tsakalotos had broken the ice with a witty play on the forename he shares with ... «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
4
UPDATE 1-New Greek minister's note to self: 'No triumphalism'
Another, who also praised his intelligence and modesty, said Tsakalotos had broken the ice with a witty play on the forename he shares with ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Dated stones in Kirriemuir
That clearly marks the marriage of 'IF' to 'BF' in 1688, as it reads 'IF 16 88 BF' but marriage stones are more usually the initials of the forename ... «Kirriemuir Herald, Jul 15»
6
Rodmell & Southease
It's rare but I was born with it (and given the forename Kenneth). On the paternal side, my father is Brian Edward Rodmell (b1930), a retired ... «Sussex Express, Jul 15»
7
Jazz Richards set to complete permanent move to Fulham from …
Richards, whose real forename is Ashley, has five full international caps for the Wales national team having made his debut against Mexico in ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Traffic cleared for harvesting station
Both forename and surname are required. Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance ... «Shetland Times Online, Jun 15»
9
Malala in America: Education advocate takes the US by storm ahead …
With her trademark forename, it's clear she has well and truly cracked America and the nation keeps on falling for her over and over. She's not a ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
10
West Burrafirth fire
Both forename and surname are required. Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance ... «Shetland Times Online, Jun 15»

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